Shinkafi Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Shinkafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 259 | 1:683,949 | 31,723 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Shinkafi (105) may also be a first name.
Shinkafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shinkafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shinkafi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shinkafi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 970,883rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. Shinkafi occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shinkafi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 920,134th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 105 people.
The last name Shinkafi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 683,949. In Nigeria Shinkafi is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 49 percent live, Sokoto, where 12 percent live and Kano, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinkafa | 88 | 13 | / |
| Shankafi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shinkafe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sinkafa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Shinkuf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shingavi | 75 | 1,231 | / |
| Shinkova | 75 | 208 | / |
| Chinkafa | 75 | 36 | / |
| Shinkoff | 75 | 7 | / |
| Shankafa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Shinkava | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shingafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shinkevi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shinkeva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shinakova | 71 | 166 | / |
| Shienkova | 71 | 131 | / |
| Shinikova | 71 | 69 | / |
| Shinkeeva | 71 | 49 | / |
| Shinghavi | 71 | 37 | / |
| Shinkoeva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shinagavi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sheinkova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schinkhof | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shinykova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shankf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shinokova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tchonkafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiankova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinkhaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinggavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinakaev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinakavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinkoviy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shinkov | 67 | 292 | / |
| Shinakhova | 67 | 149 | / |
| Shingvi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Shinyakova | 67 | 53 | / |
| Shingva | 67 | 42 | / |
| Shinakaeva | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shiyankova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shinkovaya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shainykova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shinkeyeva | 67 | 12 | / |
| Shinnikova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shingfe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shingav | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shingof | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheinykova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shinyakaev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schinakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchonkaffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoinakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shengaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shioankova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinikeeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schinikova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scheinkofer | 63 | 2 | / |
| Singkofer | 59 | 66 | / |
| Singkhapha | 56 | 4 | / |
| Şenkafa | 53 | 28 | / |
| Zenkoufi | 50 | 206 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shinkafi
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